Max Schäfer | Freelance MLOps & Data Platform Engineer

Max Schäfer | Freelance MLOps & Data Platform Engineer Platform Engineering for reliable data & ML systems. Platform & Cloud Engineer · CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code & Observability I design, automate and operate production-grade platforms using CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and observability, with a strong focus on reliability, maintainability and reduced operational overhead. View Case Studies Book a Call 01. About Me From prototypes to reliable production platforms I’m a Germany-based Data & Cloud Engineer focused on building cloud-native ML & data platforms, automated model pipelines, and production-ready infrastructure. I help teams move from scattered data and prototype notebooks to robust, observable systems — covering everything from data ingestion and transformation to model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management. Experience - 8+ years in IT & Software Engineering - 5+ years in data & ML solutions - 2+ years in data platforms & Kubernetes-focused solutions Selected Certs - Azure Data Scientist - Databricks Data Engineer - Snowflake Core - SAS ML Focus - ETL & ELT Automation - Data Platform Engineering - Cloud-native Development (Kubernetes, containers) - Monitoring & Observability - Automation of data & ML pipelines Location - Germany (Fluent in German) - Remote (Worldwide. Fluent in English) 02. Services Specialized Core Capabilities Cloud & Platform Engineering Production infrastructure, containerized workloads, managed cloud services, platform architecture. CI/CD & Automation Git-based pipelines, automated deployments, reproducibility, environment promotion. Monitoring, Governance & Observability Metrics, logs, alerts and tracing for data & ML systems in production. Data & ML Platform Engineering Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines for ML and data workloads. Kubernetes clusters, environments, and deployment workflows that keep platforms stable while enabli